Voc. 8.8

Match the following

• baffled; confused

• nonplussed

• too many to count

• insulate

• to protect from outside influence

• innumerable

• separated from others; unique

• singular

• an amount beyond what is necessary

• surplus

When the sailors saw ________________ seabirds on the horizon, they understood that they were getting closer to land.

• enumerate

• singular

• innumerable

• single

Gary felt that his gift for acting was not ______________, but rather something that lots of people were good at.

Though she tried to ________________ her children against rudeness and cruelty, Mrs. Hunter knew that they would see these behaviors in day care.

• single

• enumerate

• nonplussed

• insulate

At first, Earl seemed _________________ by the streamers and balloons, but he soon realized his friends were throwing him a surprise party.

• idiosyncrasy

• nonplussed

• insular

• singular

We ended up with a vast _____________ of bottled water since so many agencies donated to our community after the storm.

Match the following

• limited in knowledge or perspective

• plurality

• the greater part

• single

• a peculiar quality; a quirk

• insular

• to list separately

• enumerate

• to isolate; to choose

• idiosyncrasy

An _________________ of my little sister is that she will only eat the purple Skittles.

• idiosyncrasy

• idiom

• insulate

• enumerate

Doris searched for the perfect _____________ to describe her chaotic day.

There would be new local laws about car sound systems because of the _____________ of citizens voting for reduced noise pollution.

• singular

• surplus

• idiosyncrasy

• plurality